openSource Qt version don't have MySql driver support directly, so we need to compile one for ourself, lot of article post step about same, one problem is they are all different from each other, summary my step as below.
summary as following:
1.when installing MySQL, remember to select source
2.when installing QT, remember to select source as well
3.Add (let's say mysql is install in c:/mysql)
INCLUDEPATH+=c:/mysql/include
LIBS+=c:/mysql/lib/opt/libmysql.lib
into (QT is install in C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2)
C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\Src\qtbase\src\plugins\sqldrivers\mysql\mysql.pro
run:
cd C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\Src\qtbase\src\plugins\sqldrivers\mysql\
qmake
mingw32-make
might run into error like cann't find libmysql.lib
according to command output as:
g++ -shared -Wl,--out-implib,C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\Src\qtbase\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlmysqld.a -o..\..\..\..\plugins\sqldrivers\qsqlmysqld.dll .obj/debug_shared/main.o .obj/debug_shared/qsql_mysql.o .obj/debug_shared/moc_qsql_mysql.o -llibmysql c:/mysql/lib/opt/libmysql.lib-LC:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\mingw47_32\lib -lQt5Sqld -lQt5Cored
compiler try to locate libmysql.lib under C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\mingw47_32\lib, so we need to put libmysql.lib under this dir, try again, compile finished without error, and generated lib file locate at:
C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\Src\qtbase\plugins\sqldrivers(dir as green color illustrate)
put 4 generated lib file under
C:\Qt\Qt5.0.2\5.0.2\mingw47_32\plugins\sqldrivers, create ur Qt pro to connect to MySql, it should work now